IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance:

April, 2013

As long as multiple regulatory agencies have government supported agendas, variances can exist that induce comprehensive legal compliance reviews. Primary to multiple decrees control is a thorough analysis of what is required and ensuring quality documentation supporting legal compliance efforts....

When links between national and international arenas are considered, international developments have decisively impacted national laws. Specifically; regional coalitions have enacted IAP related edicts that subsequently were codified in national laws and regulations. Procedurally, most regional...

There are numerous global, regional as well as national laws and regulations focusing on IAP that require professional consideration. In particular, at the global level, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) have constructed legally binding...

Regulatory agencies are generally designed to operate with minimum executive or legislative supervision. Theoretically, a commission of experts is more suitable for regulating an industry’s activities than legislative or executive oversight committees. Usually, regulatory agencies are empowered...

Categorically, security implies protection while privacy implies confidentiality. Laws and regulations have been enacted throughout the world addressing either or both areas as well as intellectual property and contracts. Compliance with laws and regulations are considered essential to avoid...

An entity’s management should, and in several countries do, have a legal responsibility to implement an adequate internal control system for preventing, detecting, and conditionally correcting errors, mistakes, omissions, irregularities and illegal acts. Similar to the legal requirement for...